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Anxiety or Heart Issues?

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Nov 18, 2019 | Replies (62)

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Hi, @arowlands6 - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sounds like your background of going to the ER for symptoms which at times were in fact your heart and at times were anxiety or panic attacks fits in beautifully with what @libby93 has been discussing.

From your experiences, @arowlands6, were there any key differentiating factors between the times the symptoms turned out to be anxiety or panic attacks and when they turned out to be heart issues?

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Yes, there were key factors and/or symptoms when I went to the ER that differentiated anxiety and panic attacks versus cardiac manifestations. During cardiac episodes, I had heart palpitations throughout the day leading up to my evening ER visit, I was diaphoretic (sweaty), nothing I did including deep breathing and other such relaxation techniques would stop the heart palpitations and eventually SVT. During anxiety related ER visits something that occurred throughout my day initiated my symptoms. My breathing became more rapid, thoughts raced, and often times I felt fearful something was going to happen but typically had no idea what.